Château de Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

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The Château de Beaumont-sur-Sarthe is located in the commune of Beaumont-sur-Sarthe, in the Sarthe department, in the Pays de la Loire region. The fortress was built between the XIe and the XIIe centuries. The exact date of its foundation has not been determined more precisely and remains, in the current state of knowledge, a matter of debate. The Belmontais castle was erected during this period, the High Middle Ages, at the request of local lords issued from the viscounts of Le Mans and Beaumont. The seigneurial residence is built of dressed masonry and displays a Romanesque architectural style. Since its foundation, the castle has repeatedly been the subject of conflicts, invasions and partial destruction, notably during the Hundred Years' War. On 6 January 1927, a ministerial order placed the medieval château of Beaumont-sur-Sarthe, former residence of the Viscounts of Maine, on the list of Monuments historiques of France. Of the Belmontais castle, only certain parts remain intact today, while others survive as ruins.